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Shane Robert Watson

Born: 17 June 1981, Ipswich, Queensland
Major Teams: Tasmania, Australia.
Known As: Shane Watson
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium


ODI Debut: Australia v South Africa at Centurion, 2nd ODI, 2001/02
Latest ODI:
Australia v Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), ICC Champions Trophy, 2002/03

First-class Debut: Tasmania v Queensland at Hobart, 2000/01

List A Debut: Tasmania v Queensland at Hobart, 2000/01

Australia Under-19s 1999/00

Career Statistics:

TESTS

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    0    -   -     -    -     -     -   -    -   -

                     Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI   5 10    SR  Econ
Bowling                  0    -     -    -    -     -     -  -    -    -

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 27/09/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   15   10   4   202   77*  33.66  63.92   0   1    4   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling              84.5    6   370    8  46.25  2-7     0   0  63.6  4.36

FIRST-CLASS
 (2000/01 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   14   22   4   721  105   40.05  47.46   2   5    4   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             253.4   47   948   40  23.70  6-32    2   1  38.0  3.73

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (2000/01 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   33   27   7   577   96   28.85  60.04   0   4    8   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling             176.5    6   915   17  53.82  2-7     0   0  62.4  5.17

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Stress fractures in his back at the ages of 12, 14 and 16 restricted Shane Watson's development as a bowler but have done little to impede his rapid emergence as one of Australia's most exciting all-rounders in decades.

Originally from Queensland, Watson accepted an offer to move to Tasmania in late 2000 as part of a recruiting coup that enabled the Tigers to blood him as a first-class cricketer at the tender age of 19. He has rarely had cause to look back. His maiden first-class century (a superb innings of 105 against South Australia in Hobart) arrived in just his fifth first-class match and a string of successes have marked his progress thereafter. Most notable were his distinguished performance in a one-day match for Australia 'A' against New Zealand in early 2002; an 11-wicket haul against his former state; and selection in Australia's 15-man Test squad to tour South Africa in February 2002.

A fluent and stylish top order batsman with a full range of shots, a tearaway pace bowler and a brilliant close-in fieldsman on either side of the wicket, Watson's talent was also evident in earlier years in his appearances for a vast array of state and national underage sides. He was a part of Queensland's under-17 team at the age of 15 and then won selection in Brisbane first grade cricket, as well as both a national under-17 development squad and the state's under-19 side, the following year. He remained a member of the state's under-19 team for another two years, ultimately becoming its captain in 1999-2000, when it shared the national title with Victoria in Perth.

Upon his elevation to the national under-19 side at the conclusion of the latter series, Watson was Australia's outstanding performer at the Under 19 World Cup of 1999-2000 in Sri Lanka, top scoring in five of his six matches. After being chosen as an inductee of the Australian Cricket Academy shortly after that tournament, his biggest break of all then came another year later - in the form of the mid-season recruiting coup that lured him away from resource-rich Queensland to his new home of Tasmania. (John Polack, February 2002)

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